Events Calendar

September

Film poster for About my Father. Actors Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro stand together in front of a green hedge. Robert has his arm around Sebastian's shoulders and is gesturing to stop something. Robert looks displeased about something. Sebastian has a quizzical look on his face.

September 11 • Monday

Monday Matinee: All About My Father Rated PG-13

1:00 – 2:30 PM Join us in the meeting room to watch a newer release movie in comfy seating with light refreshments. In this family oriented comedy, Sebastian tells his old-school Scicillian father Salvo (Robert De Niro) that he is going to propose to his all-American girlfriend, but Salvo insists on crashing a weekend with her wealthy eccentric parents. Registration is not required.

Ready to Read book club image. Grades 1 - 2. And illustration of a tree with dark brown bark. Along with leaves, there are books, both closed and open, and red apples in the tree's branches. There are also some pink flowers in the tree's branches.

Ready To Read Book Club - Registration Opens

Join Tracy and Trish for this monthly book club for students in grades 1 – 2. We’ll all read a book together, talk about it, and do an activity or play a game! The best part is - no reading assignments! We’ll meet Mondays from 3:45 – 4:45 PM in the children’s room. The first meeting is on October 16, and this book club will run through May 13, 2024.

Grades 1 – 2.

Rad Readers book club image. And illustration of triangles of various sizes, shapes, and colors. The image background color is teal.

Rad Readers Book Club - Registration Opens

This monthly book club for students in grades 3 – 5 is a unique experience. We’ll work our way through a chapter book over several meetings with Trish and Tracy reading aloud while the kids follow along in their own copy. We’ll chat about it as we read, and then do an activity or play a game that ties into the book. The best part is - no reading assignments! We’ll meet Wednesdays from 3:45 – 4:45 PM in the children’s room. The first meeting is on October 11, and this book club will run through May 15, 2024.

Grades 3 – 5.

Monthly Art Club image. Grades 3 - 6. The words are superimposed on various colors laid down in watercolor. Each color is blended into its neighbor.

Art Club - Registration Opens

Join Trish in creating art by experimenting with materials and styles, and most importantly, have fun and gain confidence! This monthly art club, for students in grades 3 – 6, will meet the first Thursday of each month from 4:00 – 5:00 PM beginning on October 5. Art club will run through May 2, 2024. (Note: no December meeting)

Grades 3 – 6.

September 21 • Thursday

Mandala Workshop

6:00 – 8:00 PM Join artist Stacey Robert for this relaxing and creative class where you’ll learn to create your own Mandala art. Designing your own mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic. Registration is required and space is limited for this program.

Ages 18+.

October

October 5 • Thursday

Art Club

4:00 – 5:00 PMJoin Trish in creating art by experimenting with materials and styles, and most importantly, have fun and gain confidence! This monthly art club will run through May 2, 2024. Registration is required.

Grades 3 – 6.

October 11 • Wednesday

Rad Readers Book Club

3:45 – 4:45 PM This monthly book club for students is a unique experience. We’ll work our way through a chapter book over several meetings with Trish and Tracy reading aloud while the kids follow along in their own copy. We’ll chat about it as we read, and then do an activity or play a game that ties into the book. The best part is - no reading assignments! We’ll meet in the children’s room. This book club will run through May 15, 2024. Registration is required.

Grades 3 – 5.

October 14 • Saturday

Hearing Screening

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Register for a free 20 min hearing screening at the library, courtesy of New England Hearing Care. Registration opens September 25th.

Adults 18+.

Poster for the film The Big Year. Actors Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin are all bird watching. They each have binoculars held up to their eyes. A Robin is looking into the end of Steve Martin's binoculars. The setting is in the forest with a mostly clear blue sky in the background.

October 16 • Monday

Monday Matinee: The Big Year (Rated PG)

1:00 – 2:40 PM Join us in the meeting room to watch a newer release movie in comfy seating with light refreshments. Based on a true story, three avid bird-watchers (Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black) compete to spot the highest number of species, but eventually discover that there are more-important things in life than beating the competition. Registration is not required.

Ready To Read Book Club

3:45 – 4:45 PM Join Tracy and Trish for this monthly book club for students. We’ll all read a book together, talk about it, and do an activity or play a game! The best part is - no reading assignments! We’ll meet in the children’s room. This book club will run through May 13, 2024. Registration is required.

Grades 1 – 2.

October 19 • Thursday

Pokemon Club

4:00 – 5:00 PM Drop-in on the third Thursday of each month (Note: No December meeting) to Trade, Battle, talk Pokémon, and more with your friends or meet some new Pokemon enthusiasts! Each child must bring their own Pokemon cards. Pokemon Club will run through May 16. Registration is not required.

Ages 6 – 12.

Tween and Teen Halloween. Illustration of an orange television set with cartoon sound lines coming out. On the screen is a person under a ghost sheet costume in a dark room. Flying out of the television are two cartoon ghosts.

October 24 • Tuesday

Tween & Teen Halloween

1:00 – 3:00 PM Looking for something to do with your friends on this Pentucket early release day? Join us at the library for a screening of the newly released Haunted Mansion (PG-13) movie and some fun Halloween snacks! Bring a blanket and pillows for comfy viewing. Registration opens October 16.

Ages 10 & up.

Photograph of the Hammond Castle. A large medieval structure built out of stone. The castle is at the edge of a rocky shoreline by the ocean.

October 26 • Thursday

A Look Inside the Hammond Castle Museum

1:00 – 2:00 PM In this virtual presentation, John Leysath, curator at Hammond Castle Museum, will be your guide to the unique, medieval-style home and museum of noted scientist John Hays Hammond Jr., his collection of artifacts, and his remarkable life. Presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Library.

Zoom webinar registration: A Look Inside the Hammond Castle Museum.

Tarot talk. Tarot cards lying on a table. A stack of cards is fanned out. Three cards are face up. The cards are illustrated with pallets that include a lot of purple. The images include women in flowing white dresses, swans, crows, foxes, trees, and a piano. Also on the table are small white flowers and a white smooth stone.

October 27 • Friday

Tarot Talk Workshop

6:00 – 8:00 PM Join Leeza Masia from The Tarot Collective for a Tarot Talk workshop. Tarot cards can be a wonderful tool for self-reflection & self-discovery. Leeza will share a short meditation, then guide as we shuffle, set an intention or ask the cards a question, & lay out a simple spread for those that would like to participate. Registration is required.

High School students and adults.

Merrimac Public Library